Zapadny Yaroslav Ivanovich

Education:

• Vinnitsa National Medical University named after M.I. Pirogov
• P.L. Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education: internship/postgraduate education
• State Institution “O.O. Shalimov National Scientific Center for Surgery and Transplantology of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine”: postgraduate student
• Certificates and specializations: urologist, oncologist, surgeon, transplantologist

Membership in associations, societies; attending conferences, thematic improvement courses:

• European Association of Urology (EAU)
• European Society for Organ Transplantation
• Ukrainian Society of Oncourology
• Association of Surgeons of Ukraine

Scientific activity:

• Postgraduate studies (PhD) at the O.O. Shalimov National Scientific Center for Surgery and Transplantology of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine

Teaching and / or lecturing:

• Regular speaker and participant at national conferences, practical courses, and master classes on urology, oncourology, nephrology, and transplantology;
• EKITA Living Donation & Kidney Transplantation Symposium, Prague, Czech Republic - 2025;
• International Conference on Endourology (ICE25) Rome, Italy - 2025;
• National Conference on Kidney Transplantation and Immunology, Kyiv, Ukraine - 2022;
• Workshops on Minimally Invasive and Laparoscopic Urology, Kyiv, Ukraine - 2024.

Areas of professional development:

• Urologist, oncological surgeon, and transplantologist with practical experience working in a highly specialized surgical center. I am actively involved in the surgical treatment of urological and oncological urological diseases and perform kidney transplants. Open and combined, endoscopic, laparoscopic surgical interventions, participation in complex clinical cases.
• I have extensive experience in preoperative examination, surgical treatment, and postoperative management of patients. I am focused on evidence-based medicine, quality standards, and a high level of communication with patients.

Priority areas in clinical practice:

• independent performance of urological and oncological surgical procedures, kidney transplants;
• performance of and participation in radical and organ-preserving surgeries for oncourological pathologies;
• preoperative assessment of patients, planning of surgical tactics;
• postoperative management, monitoring of complications, dynamic observation;
• interaction with anesthesiologists, oncologists, radiation therapists, and therapists;
• more than 500 independently performed surgical procedures;
• assisting in more than 1,000 operations, including oncological urological ones;
• experience in treating patients with high surgical risk.

Tell us about your professional interests other than your specialization:

• uro-oncology (tumors of the kidney, ureter, bladder, prostate, testicles);
• radical and organ-preserving urological surgeries;
• reconstructive urology;
• kidney transplantation;
• multidisciplinary approach to treatment.

Hobbies, favorite movies, books:

• In my free time, I prefer active recreation. Fishing helps me restore my inner balance, focus, and recharge after stressful workdays. Volleyball keeps me in shape, builds endurance, and fosters team spirit. Downhill skiing is a combination of movement, concentration, and a sense of freedom that energizes me for a long time. I choose films and books with deep plots, strong characters, and content that encourages reflection, critical thinking, and personal growth.

Doctor's advice:

• Regular prevention is the best way to maintain your health.